11 Countries with the Highest Minimum Wage in the World in 2017

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1. Australia

(Fair Work Ombudsman)

The minimum wage in Australia is regulated through the Fair Work Act. As of July, 2017, the minimum wage in Australia is 18.29 USD, after an increase of 3.3 %. This suggests that Australia is a country with the highest minimum wage in 2017. Australia carries the title of the country with the highest minimum wage in the world for some years now. It should not be surprising that countries which first created legal provisions on minimum wage are at the top of our list. It suggests that the priorities for the governments of Australia and New Zealand have stayed the same.

11 Countries with the Highest Minimum Wage in the World in 2017

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This was Insider Monkey’s list of 11 countries with the highest minimum wage in the world in 2017.

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